Requiem in F minor
Arrangement for soli, choir and organ (arr. P. Horn)
Biber’s Requiem in F minor is among the most striking settings of the requiem mass of the 17th century. The figurative language of the requiem text offered Biber a wealth of possibilities for expressive interpretation. The intensity of the musical language used to portray lamentation and mourning is impressive.
Also available in the original version (Carus 27.3510/00).
Original version | Arrangement for organ |
Soli SSATB, Coro SSATB, [3 Trb], 2 Vl, 3 Va (3 Vl, 2 Va), Bc (Vc, Fg, Vne, Org) | Soli SSATB, Coro SSATB, Org |
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Composer
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
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Editor
Armin Kircher
| 1966-2015Armin Kircher studied church music at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Until his death he was Director of the Church Music Department of the Archdiocese of Salzburg, and since 1992 he had been administrative director of the Österreichische Werkwoche für Kirchenmusik (Austrian Week for Church Music). He was also Director of Music at St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg and organist at the Cajetan Church in Salzburg. The collections he edited for the Catholic liturgy have become established standard works, in particular the choral collections Chorbuch Mozart • Haydn, the Chorbuch Kirchenjahr (Choirbook for the Church Year) and publications for organ and choir for the new Catholic hymnbook Gotteslob. Armin Kircher also made a name as an arranger of beautiful settings for choir and organ. Personal details
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Arranger
Paul Horn
| 1922-2016Paul Horn war ein deutscher Kirchenmusiker, Organist, Komponist und Musikwissenschaftler. Er studierte Kirchenmusik und Orgel an der Evangelischen Kirchenmusikschule Esslingen am Neckar bei Hans-Arnold Metzger und Musikwissenschaft, Theologie und Geschichte an der Universität Tübingen. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann als Kantor an der Evangelischen Michaelskirche in Stuttgart-Degerloch. 1954 wurde er Kantor an der Evangelischen Stadtkirche Ravensburg, eine Position, die er bis zu seiner Pensionierung innehatte. Als Musikwissenschaftler arbeitete Horn bis ins hohe Alter eng mit Carus zusammen. So stammen zahlreiche Carus-Klavierauszüge aus seiner Feder. Personal details
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